Bianca Andreescu leaves court in a wheelchair after screaming in pain

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Bianca Andreescu’s fourth-round match at the Miami Open was brought to an abrupt end midway through as she screamed in agony after rolling her ankle before leaving the court in a wheelchair. Andreescu had picked up big wins over Emma Raducanu, Maria Sakkari and Sofia Kenin to reach the round-of-16 at the Miami Open.

The Canadian tennis star was up against No 18 seed Ekaterina Alexandrova, losing the first set in a one-sided tiebreak. She had battled back at the start of the second to immediately break the Russian’s serve, but disaster struck in the third game.

Andreescu slipped and immediately fell to the ground, screaming in agony and clutching at her leg. The chair umpire went down to tend to Andreescu to ask what the inconsolable former US Open champion needed.

The 22-year-old replied: “I’ve never felt this kind of pain before!”

Speaking through tears to the medic, she was heard crying: “It’s so bad! It’s so bad!” And then she let out an almighty scream, shouting: “Not again!”

Andreescu’s career has been plagued by injuries throughout the years, ever since winning the US Open four years ago. It was back in 2021 at the Miami Open final when she suffered a right ankle injury against Ashleigh Barty.

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And she now looks set for another spell recovering from her latest injury setback having impressed in Miami. Former Roger Federer coach Paul Annacone called Andreescu’s latest injury “heartbreaking” and wished her a speedy recovery.

“We’ve seen the level of play that she’s shown us in the past, what a great player,” he said. “You talk about the injury bug, she just hasn’t been able to stay healthy and now she’s finally getting back on court, consistently playing at the highest levels of the game.

“These are one of those things that you just don’t know why.”

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